carry through

verb

carried through; carrying through; carries through
Synonyms of carry throughnext

intransitive verb

: persist, survive
feelings that carry through to the present

Examples of carry through in a Sentence

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Jazz first arrived in the country in the 1940s, carried through Western radio broadcasts and American films. Amelia Dhuga, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Jan. 2026 Copy, paste and edit the square brackets in ChatGPT, and keep the same chat window open so the context carries through. Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026 The director and his cast are clearly having so much fun, and that fun carries through to the audience. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2026 Mascha, your film, Sound of Falling, carries through a century of German history, told from a female perspective, young women and girls growing up on this same small farm in Eastern Germany. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for carry through

Word History

First Known Use

1608, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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The first known use of carry through was in 1608

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“Carry through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carry%20through. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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